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reported seeing. Mr. Reeves the Alobissn
attorneys were seen later,
Cross examination by Mr.. Goodwin.
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Mr.. Reeves WAS first suggested 10 yoa, did
you not oppose it,
A. No. sir / knew Mr. Reeves and
liked hifn.
Q. Did YOU not object 70 her marrying
him. because he was al oic man with d
family?
A. 40. sir.
Q. Did you know Of their carrying on
the correspondence,
A Yes sir
Q. What did be tell you about IT,
A. lie told me of their engagement and
asked me 10 carry her the engagement
ring.
Q. Who first talked about poSiponing
the marriage 30 the family could have =
good time,
A. The whole family taxed Of it. We
were so busy We could not give II proper at
tention
@ Who fixed the day. November 25g
n The family liked il.
q. DidH you know that Il WAS going 10
be busy season.
A. 10, sir. can any merchant tell you
what business he is going to do a month
ahead.
@ When was your biggest years busi-
mesa?
A. 1885 il was large in 1881 too
q. Your business had grown On you
hadn't az
a. Yes.
@. Didn't you know then what your bus
mess would be-
A. No, sir.
@. You agreed to postpone the mar
rage.
A. We all agreed I never wrote Mr..
Reeves but once. Mr.. Griifin-SOrry for
that, too, amt your" Witness-"Yes. sir''
@. Why did you write him about secur-
ing the help?
a To tell him. We had always ioked
together.
Y. What necessity did you find for writ
ing q separate letter to Mr. Reeves?
A. II was done with the most friendly
feeling.
Griffin objected to the question, and re-
marked thai he wouldn't make so many
objections if counsel for the defense did not
insist on calling him Judge.
Q. Were you in debt for store and farm
at the time you wrote,
A. never owned a farm I bought q
store and owed some on it. Had a chance
TO sell it when Reeves was there, and make
81. 500. He advised me to sell il, saying;
Take a chicken when you can, don't wait
for turkey"
q. When Debble received the letter post
poning the wedding. didn't Reeves express
surprise?
A. Didn't / tell you before that ] never
saw any Of their correspondence.
Being = O'Clock court adjourned til 10
today. The cross-examin3tion OF Iayinis
win be concluded and the prosecution will
rest their case after placing Mrs. Tompkins
on the stand.